Navy grounded ‘some’ aircraft over ejection seat problems
A Navy spokeswoman also told Breaking Defense foreign military sales customers have been contacted about the problem.
By JUSTIN KATZ
on July 27, 2022 at 3:43 PM
WASHINGTON: The Navy has grounded an undisclosed number of planes following the discovery of a problem with a component involved in the pilot ejection process, a service spokeswoman told Breaking Defense.
Naval Air Systems Command “has made the decision to ground some fixed-wing aircraft due to an ejection seat cartridge actuated device (CAD) production issue,” the spokeswoman said in a statement today. “For operational security, we will not discuss the exact number of aircraft affected, but this issue does not affect every aircraft in Navy and Marine Corps inventory”
The spokeswoman also said the Navy has informed its foreign military sales customers about the problem and “is actively working with all FMS partners affected by the CAD issue.”
https://breakingdefense.com/2022/07/navy-grounded-some-aircraft-over-ejection-seat-problems/
